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What are Hate Crimes in Mississippi?

April 22, 2010

Technically, there is no such thing as a “hate crime,” by definition, in Mississippi.  Instead, Mississippi treats all crimes, felonies or misdemeanors, as ”hate crimes,” if the prosecution can prove that the crime was committed “because of the actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, national origin or gender of the victim.”  Miss. Code. Ann [...]

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